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Alberta pension manager cuts 19 employees, including DEI program lead
EDMONTON - Alberta's public pension manager has laid off 19 employees and cut their positions, including the role of running its diversity, equity and inclusion program. A spokesperson for the Alberta...
Jan 28, 2025
Trump offers all federal workers a buyout with 7 months' pay in effort to shrink size of government
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House on Tuesday began offering buyouts worth seven months of salary to all federal employees who opt to leave their jobs by Feb. 6 - part of President Donald Trump's unpre...
Jan 28, 2025
Ottawa's 'meh' budget drew skepticism from public, finance department was told
OTTAWA - Vague, mediocre, "smoke and mirrors" - even "meh." Those are all words Canadians used to describe the Liberal government's last budget in a series of focus groups, summarized in a report comp...
Jan 28, 2025
Canadian abortion group says it may have to shutter after losing government funding
A national group that helps people who have trouble accessing abortion services says it may be forced to shut down in several months after Health Canada declined to renew its funding for the upcoming ...
Jan 28, 2025
Elections BC suspends probe into Conservative claims of vote violations
VICTORIA - Elections BC says it has suspended its review of a complaint from a Conservative candidate over potential violations in the October election as the B.C. Supreme Court considers a similar cl...
Jan 28, 2025
B.C. Green Leader Sonia Furstenau steps down but the party's two MLAs will not run
VICTORIA - The leader of the B.C. Green Party has stepped down after losing her seat in last year's election but neither of the two elected Green members are interested in taking over the top job. Son...
Jan 28, 2025
Nova Scotia cleanup plan further delays the removal of toxic sludge from First Nation
HALIFAX - A councillor with Pictou Landing First Nation in Nova Scotia says a cleanup plan approved by Ottawa will mean further delays in the removal of contaminated sludge that been a scourge on his ...
Jan 28, 2025
A look at Green Party of Ontario Leader Mike Schreiner
TORONTO - Mike Schreiner has led the Green Party of Ontario since 2009. Born: June 9, 1969. Early years: Schreiner was born in Kansas and raised on his family's grain and cattle farm. His father was a...
Jan 28, 2025
A look at Ontario Liberal Party Leader Bonnie Crombie
TORONTO - Bonnie Crombie has been the leader of the Ontario Liberal Party since late 2023. Born: Feb. 5, 1960. Early years: Crombie grew up as an only child in a rooming house in Toronto's west end wi...
Jan 28, 2025
A look at Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario Leader Doug Ford
TORONTO - Doug Ford, leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, has called an early election. He leads the party for a third consecutive campaign. Born: November 20, 1964. Early years: F...
Jan 28, 2025
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8:30 - Executive members of the federal public service have also returned to work full-time in the office today. We chec...
